The association, alongside participating businesses, is raising awareness for what it describes as a "staffing crisis" and "critical skills shortage" in the local hospitality industry. Hospitality isn't the only sector that has seen labour shortages recently – exemptions have already been made for agricultural and dairy workers. Throughout the pandemic, the poor treatment of hospitality workers has been highlighted in stories across the globe. In the UK, which is suffering a massive unemployment crisis, it's been reported that one in 10 hospitality workers have left the industry. Why don't we look into some of the other reasons the hospitality industry is running on such tight margins?

Source: New Zealand Herald July 06, 2021 00:11 UTC